Archive for June 5, 2012
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court acts like Lebanese courts. In Lebanon, the government orders, and the courts proceed. The government orders, and the proceedings are halted suddenly and files are shelved and cases discarded. Similarly, th…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Now Hariri
Daniel sent me this: ”you put this up and said you stopped reading, but this is really offensive:”It is amusing to watch the leader of Hezbollah threaten the kidnapers of the Shia pilgrims from behind a giant screen. The ironic fact is that th…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Some knowledge of Arabic is all you need–if that
“”A strong candidate would bring some familiarity with the Arab world and some knowledge of Arabic, but these are not required.”" (thanks Michael)
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
witnesses of Hula massacre? Syrian regime propaganda
Akram sent me this: ”This is few days old but worth to be read:The first witness- a man who accompanied the gunmen before and during the massacre:The first witness said that he used to accompany the gunmen and knew the details of their work, a…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Reform in Saudi Arabia
“Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Monday accused prominent activist Waleed Abu Alkhair of “disrespecting” the judiciary and contacting foreign organisations, his wife told AFP by telephone.Alkhair was summoned by the prosecutor in the Red Sea …
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Not in in the Western press: because it happened in Israel
Spitting unto the nations: ”22 year old from Jerusalem arrested for suspected assault, intimidation after he allegedly spat at two young women who he claims were not dressed ‘modestly’ enough. Family claims it is simply neighborhood quarrel”.
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Flash
This is breaking news. More than a year after the ouster of Husni Mubarak, LA Times discovers that his regime was “hard-line”: ”Hard-line states, including the former government of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, who was sentenced Saturda…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
The only real evil sorcerers in Saudi Arabia are Saudi princes
“The dingy corridors and gloomy wards of a long-abandoned Saudi Arabian hospital have drawn hundreds of amateur ghost hunters who believe it to be haunted by jinn, the malevolent spirits of the Koran and Arabian mythology. The macabre f…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Human Rights Watch comments on Bahrain
Human Rights Watch was asked to comment on human rights violations in Bahrain, it responded by releasing a report on human rights violations in Syria.
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Bahrain update
From Angry Arab’s chief Bahrain correspondent: ”So here’s an interesting one for you. The Bahraini regime has done many horrible things but you know they are really desperate when they resort to 10th grade tactics. Mohammad AlTajer is a lawye…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Out-of-it Rober Fisk
This article has the original line before it was corrected: ”the government helping the US drone attacks on Al Jazeera operatives.” (thanks Christian)
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Salafi Inc
“Pictures of Libyan weapons for the Syrian opposition…Exclusive in ”Die Tageschau”, the TV News in the First Geman Channel.” Salafi fanatics in Libya aid Salafi fanatics in Syria. How cute. (thanks Michael)
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
reform in Saudi Arabia: nail polish may be allowed. Western government declare freedom complete in Saudi Arabia
“The head of the Saudi religious police has come out strongly against one of his men who ordered a woman to leave a mall because she was wearing nail polish, a local daily reported on Monday.”The world is manufacturing airplanes and we are still te…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Shoes of the world, unite
“Arab media in Jordan reported that six Israeli tourists were attacked in the country’s west on Monday. According to the report, they were touring a local mall when shopkeepers threw shoes at them.” (thanks Mirvat)
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“Israel’s Shin Bet security service has been demanding access to personal email accounts of visiting tourists with Arab names, according to the testimony of three U.S. citizens who were interrogated at Ben Gurion Airport and subsequently refused entry …
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
No peace, no negotiation, no recognition
“An anthology of women’s writing in the Middle East, due to be published by a major U.S. university is withheld from publication, over the demand of one writer that contributions from two Israeli academicians be withheld.”
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
racists unto the nations
“When violent riots against African migrant workers erupted in south Tel Aviv recently, a mob attacked Hanania Wanda, a Jew of Ethiopian origin, mistaking him for a Sudanese migrant worker.”Wanda is my friend,” says Elias Inbram, a social activist in t…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Thieves unto the nations
“The Iraqi minister of culture has said that the United States is delaying the return of original copies of ancient manuscripts that were illegally smuggled out of Iraq and reportedly sold to Israel.”
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
Israel: a haven for child molesters
“A bogus rabbi and self-proclaimed psychologist who fled New York as he was about to be arrested for abusing children was spotted walking near his Jerusalem home — and is now free from prosecution. Called the “Bin Laden of pedophiles” by one vic…
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad
"Al Qaeda No. 2 likely killed in Pakistan"
This is probably the seventh time that Al Qaeda No.2 has been killed by US drones.
Posted on June 5, 2012 by As'ad